Texas DE/LB Holmes Onwukaife committed!
No inside info here. Just headline reading
But Rivals seems to be suggesting that Texas DE/LB Holmes Onwukaife has said that he committed to Michigan.
Appears to be a 3 star on both scout and rivals.
Rivals lists him as
Weakside DE
Cedar Park (TX) Cedar Park
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 220 lbs
Forty: 4.51 secs
Bench max: 315 pounds
Vertical: 33 inches
Shuttle: 4.28 secs
GPA: 3.3
SAT: 1340
Edit:
Tom just confirmed it, so I figured I would change the title to reflect as such.
we literally posted this at the same time...
Oh man, I refreshed in a separate tab and thought I won the race to post.
Add this to the list of sweet names on the roster!
and that is all I care about.
Deathbacker is the new wide receiver, apparently.
Am I the only one here who is calling bullshit on that SAT score. If that is true (which I guess it probably is), then this is one smart MF'er. No problem qualifying here, Myron Rolle.
Isn't the SAT now a three part test with a max score of 2400 as opposed to the old format with a max score of 1600? I think that a three-part 1340 is like a 950 on the old SAT.
he is being recruited by Harvard. I thought the SAT was out of 2400 now too. But maybe it changed back?
I find it weird that you would call bullshit on a test score. SAT scores are not subjective. They are a matter of record. They aren't in the same category as 40 times that are hand-timed by biased coaches.
Be careful that something like that doesn't come off sounding different than what you intended.
except if you're a Calipari recruit. that said, ya, it is weird that somebody would call bullshit on an SAT score without knowing anything about the guy other than... hmmm...
Read my whole post, not just the first line.
Sarcasm is the lifeblood of this blog.
The point was that this kid is probably highly intelligent.
Thus the Myron Rolle reference.
Obviously our fault for not understanding your incredibly overt and obvious sarcasm. I mean it just jumps off the page... definitely makes sense to insult us... we deserved it.
hows that?
Harvard did offer him.
didn't offer sports scholarships. Or is that just basketball?
All scholarships are need-based, but that tends to mean Amaker "needs" a center or the football team "needs" at LB. If the kid has decent grades (my neighbor was recruited for BBall because he was 6'8" and had a 31 ACT), he'll get some buzz from the Ivies.
SAT is out of 2400 points. A 1340 would put you like at the 33.3% percentile. Time to hit the books, Holmes.
With the three part test, isn't the essay score sometimes left out to put the score in context of what most people (i.e. those who took the older two part test) understand?
If so, his score is quite good. The Harvard offer suggests this is true.
someone confirmed that on another board. Rivals doesn't include the essay score, in an attempt to make the numbers less confusing to people (the majority of their subscribers) who took the test when it was out of 1600.
Plus a lot of schools flat ignore the writing portion anyway since they ask their own essay questions.
I took it right around the time it switched to a three part, 2400 thing, and if anyone ever asked what I got, I gave them the 1600 score. Could be what happened here.
This is confirmed. I just did a Hello: Interview with him. I sent it to Brian, not sure when it will be up.
Any good news coming from the Cory Nelson camp? Will he come up to camp this summer?
Nelson has a top five that does not include Michigan.
Tom, Scout says "he wants to commit but hasn't officially been offered." Sometimes Scout says those sorts of things so it doesn't appear like they were beaten to the punch. Is this one of those situations or is it really offically offered and accepted?
I know it sounds arrogant, but I'm secretly happy when UM recruits kids with offers from other high-ranking academic institutions (though the Harvard offer is obviously pretty impressive). After hearing about so many kids barely qualifying and/or outright cheating to play college sports (Memphis), it is nice to see that at least a few kids can be good at sports AND in the classroom. I'm usually pretty cynical about college sports, but it feels like a win for UM when they nab a smart kid.
I like your site. I agree with your assessment on his tackling. He tries to spin guys to the ground too much, and not enough driving through a tackle. I saw very few times where he drove the ball carrier at all. Hopefully he learns that.
Your prediction for ILB is interesting and makes a lot of sense to me. We don't have many prospects at all for ILB, and he size is more suited for that than the Deathbacker.
Thanks for the compliment.
Also, you have a cute smile.
Cue in the music from Deliverance.
I was thinking Brokeback Mountain.
I love that movie.
squeal like a pig is just a bit too much for me.
Jeez...everyone remembers THAT scene. What about my performance in "Gulliver's Travels"?!?!?!
When's the MGoCeremony?
Very nice work, Magnus. And to think, quite a few months back I thought you were a jerk. Turns out, you were just putting idiots in their place. I give you 3 thumbs up.
You are an anatomical freak.
But thanks.
for the extra thumb, for the record!
another, he needs to develop some quicks; perhaps it's his size, but he appears to lumber around. Like was mentioned previously, the arm tackling...well, he'd fit right in with last year's squad. I'm not trying to be too critical of the young man but I believe 'raw' is an accurate descriptor; I guess we'll see what he can do in a couple years.
*Sigh*....
With this attitude, we don't get Mike Hart. You're not a real Michigan fan are you? ADMIT IT, BUCKEYE!
He's probably going to transfer after a year since he's from texas.
Do you really see them using Onwukaife inside? From very little video surfing, I got the impression that Onwukaife would be a better Quick project and moving Paskorz to ILB.
Yeah, I definitely see Onwukaife as a better ILB prospect than Paskorz. Paskorz doesn't move well laterally, plays very high, and he looks every bit of his listed 6'3". Onwukaife moves better from sideline to sideline, isn't quite as stiff, and he looks like he's about 6'1".
I don't have any inside information that says they would move Onwukaife to ILB. It's just deductive reasoning on my part.